[fixed] SystemStateMenu did not show in Build dev--04-24-2013--00-40 (1 Viewer)

[Lehmden]

Hi.
By trying the new Dev build I found that SystemStateMenu is only shown in config, not in Home menu. Copied the "old" plugin from previous build over there and all is working again. Can reproduce it 100%.

 

[chefkoch]

It's not a bug. It has been removed from the menu in commit: https://github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-2/commit/89bfefd70127b5f1d02518135481f99d5b3f183e
It can be readded by copying this file back to SystemStateMenu/Skin/default/workflow/systemstate-actions.xml

Some explanations:

• The system state menu is also opened when the [Power] button input is received.
• Using IRSS and IrInput plugin pressing the Power button on remote only sent the [Power] button to MP2, but did not suspended the machine immediately. The menu was displayed.
• The problem using the MceRemoteReceiver it suspends the PC immediately (like pressing the power button on the your PC case).
• In Titanium skin we added a new control below the regular menu to open the system state menu even via keyboard, mouse or remote without power button.

I am not sure what would be the best to solve this. Adding it back to the menu would fix default and Reflexion skin etc. but is there a a way to remove the item within Titanium skin only? @morpheus_xx

Another thing are the events for suspending or shutdown sent from the system, i.e. if the power button on the mce remote or the pc case has been pressed. It would be nice if MP2-Client would block the first time the event has been sent and open the system state menu. There the user could select the power state. If he presses the power button on remote or pc case again while the system state menu is open, MP2 does not block the system's request to shutdown / suspend.

 

[Lehmden]

Hi.

Adding it back to the menu would fix default and Reflexion skin etc. but is there a a way to remove the item within Titanium skin only?

Maybe by adding an option in Config to show menu in home or not? As I'm using Reflexion and MCE I can't access the menu at all...
BTW iT would be great to configure if a plugin should be add to home menu or not. E.G. "Werkzeuge" I don't need there (for now at least)

 

[chefkoch]

Maybe by adding an option in Config to show menu in home or not? As I'm using Reflexion and MCE I can't access the menu at all...
BTW iT would be great to configure if a plugin should be add to home menu or not. E.G. "Werkzeuge" I don't need there (for now at least)

The home menu is already highly configurable if you take a look at the file I linked above. All other items are added to the menu the same way.

But of course it would be nicely to configure the items, maybe in GUI, nevertheless this is not a high priority item on the todo list, as this needs to be properly without loosing any flexibility. Also the fact that the customization is already possible easily by editing the xml files allows us to focus on new features first

 

[morpheus_xx]

Should we add your new System Menu also to Default/Rising/Reflexion skins in place of the existing "power buttons" [<] [M] [X]" ?

We could leave only "back": [<] and a new "[P]" for Power menu in list of buttons (as it contains M-minimize and X-close)?

 

[chefkoch]

Should we add your new System Menu also to Default/Rising/Reflexion skins in place of the existing "power buttons" [<] [M] [X]" ?

We could leave only "back": [<] and a new "[P]" for Power menu in list of buttons (as it contains M-minimize and X-close)?

Right that was the plan initially totally forgot about these buttons.
But even if we do this the button can not be reached by a remote, which has not Power button since these buttons are only visible if IsMouseUsed

 

[morpheus_xx]

Ok, did the adjustments. Now we have only a "P" button, that is visible even when not using mouse.

Fullscreen has this button now also, but is visible for mouse use only (as before).

new branch: https://github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-2/tree/REWORK_PowerMenu_Skins

Please test all skins for function and "look and feel"

 

[chefkoch]

Tested and confirmed working nicely.

Power button within menu. Always visible, can be reached via keyboard & remote:
Default / Reflexion / Rising


Power button during video playback in fullscreen, visible only if IsMouseUsed:
Default / Reflexion / Rising


Is it possible to use the source (PSD or whatever) of https://github.com/MediaPortal/Medi...itanium/Skin/Titanium/images/ShutdownIcon.png
and create xaml code out of it? So it also could be reused within the small button instead of the [P] ?
Or maybe using the existing icon (with or without) resizing in the other skins as well?

 

[morpheus_xx]

I just merged the current version into dev. If we like to add a "shutdownicon" to all skins, we will open a new thread/mantis task later.